Katy Perry Opens Up About What She Learned from Her Marriage to Russell Brand

There's always a silver lining, right?

Though you wouldn't know it from listening to her empowering anthem, "Roar" or the super-sexy party song, "Birthday," Katy Perry has suffered through her share of heartbreak. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, the singer revealed how she got over her 14-month long marriage to Russell Brand.

"It feels like a hundred lifetimes ago, so it's like digging up an old grave," Perry told the magazine. "A lot of therapy has happened, and a lot of understanding and growth. Sometimes, you have to go through all this s--t to get your grips on life and figure out what the next boundaries in your love life are going to be. You have to go through the mud in order to find that peaceful place. In the long run, it was necessary for me to have more of a teammate."